The Mandibular foramen is an opening on the internal surface of the ramus (posterior and perpendicularly oriented part of the mandible) for divisions of the mandibular vessels and nerve to pass. ==Contents== The mandibular nerve is one of three branches of the trigeminal nerve (CN V) and the only branch with motor innervation. One branch of it, th...
Found on
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandibular_foramen
The opening into the mandibular canal on the medial surface of the ramus of the mandible giving passage to the inferior alveolar nerve, artery, and vein. ... Synonym: foramen mandibulae, inferior dental foramen. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Found on
http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973
Type: Term Definitions: 1. the opening into the mandibular canal on the medial surface of the ramus of the mandible giving passage to the inferior alveolar nerve, artery, and vein. Synonyms: foramen mandibulae, inferior dental foramen
Found on
http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=34599
No exact match found.
